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I stopped by on May 13, while in Berkeley visiting a friend. I had heard great things about BPG. Everything went fine until I was at the counter. The dispensary is quite busy, with two lines for new and returning patients. It's surprisingly small, compared to other places I've been to. I had a shopping list after checking their menu online, edibles only, as I do not use flowers and told the attendant this. They were out of Auntie Dolores Pretzels (regular strength). The attendant handled my transaction as well as could be expected and included a new patient gift. I tried to pay with my credit card, as I could find nothing on their website that prohibits this. They don't take credit cards. I paid with my debit card. The total was $68.17. He said he would charge $70.00 on the card and return $1.83 in change. This felt shady, but as I did not have enough cash, I approved the transaction. When I left the counter, I looked at my patient gift: a Bic lighter and a gram of Blackberry OG flowers. Today, May 26, I checked my bank statement. I was charged $71.25 for the purchase PLUS a $2.50 "fee". No where on their website does it state that A) they do not take credit cards, B) that you will be charged two fees for using a debit card. Please, provide alternative new patient gifts for those who do not use flowers and tell your staff to ask if an optional gift is needed. And add a payments page on your website. If I missed it, please make this information available on your home page.

Stopped by on my way to acupuncture today. As others have said, overwhelming selection, lovely service. I was fortunate in that I did not have to pay too much attention to donation prices, rather focus on their extraordinary selection of edibles. I'm not buying flowers right now and I took home several new high CBD items, in addition to a couple of 1:1 chocolate bars. I look forward to stopping in again. The benefit of coming here is it's proximity to Lucca Italian Deli and the opportunity to pick up the makings for a pasta dinner (yup, there's ravioli, tomatoes for sauce and fresh parm and asiago waiting for me). And it's always sunny in the Mission. Lots of smiles as I walked around today.